John harris



Feb. 27; 1923.

J. HARRIS.

WHEEL.

FILED MAY 29, 1918.

Patented ela. 27, i923.

U N l T E E S 'raras Parlant 154463561 caries.

JOHN HARRIS, OF LAKEVOOD, OHI, ASSGNOR OF ONE-HALF T JAMES R. ROSE, OF EDGEVORTH, -PENNSYLVANIA.

WHEEL.

Application filed May 29,

To @ZZ whom t may Gomera.' v i Be it known that l, JOHN HARRIS, a' citi zen 'ot the United States, residing at Lake Wood, in the count-y of Cuyahoga and Stute ot Ohio, have invented a certain new and usetul improvement in Wheels ot which the following` is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingr drawings.

This invention relates and more particularly to Wheels ot' the disk type. Vlt is vthegeneral object ot the inventionto provide a wheel ot this character which may be,V conveniently and econoni ically produced from tivo niet-al disks and vvhi ch, Y vvhen asseinbleth' will prevent' Vaccess oit moisture toA and the consequent rustingot'the interior ot' the said Wheel. Further and more limited objects of the invention will be set lforth lhereinafter and will be realized and through the combinations oit elements and parts embodied in the claims hereto annexed. Y Y y A In the drawings, l represents an elevation ot the inner side or" ailvhecl constinctved in accordance WithV my inventiong'Fio". 2 a centra-lV sectional view taken through .suchivheelg and Figs. 3 and Il sectional details ot the rim section of4 the said Wheel. Y The'vvheel lnstrated and described here- Tincomprises generally a pair et symmetrical sheet metal disksveachhaving'V a peripheral said tlarigesljointlv torminga tixed Hrire o fellyyla central hub sleeve forming alfluid-tigiht c` Mnection with said disksra suitvrable.number of sleevesvadiacent to and lor.cated radially ivithinthe rim flanges and termin each a fluid-tight connection' with the' dislsand providing'.eaclifan enclosure lfor one' otthe clip'bolts 'toria'demountable rim,v nd a liuid-tig'htconnection iirreceiiT` o' the v "teniet a .tire and permitting 10V to vehicle Wheels,

nuinerl metrical i, o; sheet mel .and each n eylindrieal flange 2, eaid-tlanges v vioivtlv fixed in ltor the ivheel, E .ng united by Welding the meetiw edgesnt together. as by. nr ans oftV av y Y.li-.Welding machine. The `disks areprovided at their respective centers with rengiste-ring circular` openings 'li'or Y the reception of atubular hub'lsleev'e 3. This sleeve is reduced'at its ends-see S21-as by .sleeve and the disks.

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1918. Serial No. 237,219.

'lbare normal tothe axis ot the Wheel VWhile the portions l? are slightly inclined with respect thereto. q

Immediately Within the flanges 2, the disks are Vprovided with registering circular openings for vthe reception ot sleeves 4, smaller thanbut constructed similarly to the hub sleeve 3 and each having` a reduced outer end il whereby a shoulder is provided for the inner edge ot the wall surrounding the appropriate peripheral opening, the ends ot each tnbe'being' forced against the outer Vedges or" the Walls ot their respective disk openings .and preferably torch-Welded there'- to'. The sleeves 4 are tor the reception o1" the clip boltsn7 said bolts being inserted int-o said sleeves .ancl,`liy'setting up on the nuts (5T `serving to draw the'beveled clips .7

to their seats npon the fixed rim and thereby clamp and support the deinountahle rim 8 in the usual manner.

Y order to receive the valve stem of a tire 9 and provide a means ot convenient access to the end thereot tor'p'urposes ot inflation7 a sleeve l0. is Welded to the inner disk, adjacentfto the peripheral {iange Q'thereot. rlhis sleeve is preferably ot such length as to extend entirely across the space betiveenthe tivo' disksand abut against the inner. tace ot the outer disk ivhen. the said disks are as- Projecting radially rtroni the outer,centralportionol2 the sleeve l0 is a smaller sleeveV lLivhich is i'oerterably Welded 'to the ivall oit' a circular'opening formed in said sleeve. being oit such length as to lit WithinV serni-circular apertures carried by thellanges 2g tovvhich the out'erend ot said sleeve may be Welded, a'lterlthe disks are a'.- sembled. Thepsleevell is ot suclrinternal diameter vas to receive therzeivithinV the valve "sam-i2, aan the', Cap is nested-'Wiens the outer portion-ot the sleeve l0. A covervplate disks eich ha'vi'iiY afeentralj Il is slibivh aspii'dteil to theiniier disk ad jacent to the tube 1.0, said disk being adapted to be swung into and out ot' register l'with the sleeve li), iis oiasioiiifijf ieqiiiie.' The sleeve l() will be of such dihv'l'nete'i'l-aboht three inches-as Will enable the operator conveniently to remove the valve cap 13, in-` fiato the tire7 and ie-apply4` said cap.fr

It will be understood tli't the sleeves 3 aiidei1 ivillbe applied to the disks beiiorethe weldin koi" the ia'ng's 7, foreonveil'ienee of asse b 'metV W ne Elfe when 'destined herein is exti'emeljiisiinp ein eoiistriietiii and economical 'of produetion7 itis efiieieiit iny operation ane, because irftl'ie iiiaiiiiei oi constructing the saine, will permit the afiplieatiii' to .and removal thereii'riiifof sta"nd'ard",deiiiuntableV rims and the inflation and deflation fo "pneuin' lie tires lthereon liv'ithoiittlfie,admission 'of water or `"otherrust-'ereatii'ig' li'q'uid o'r fluid tortl'ieinteior thereof. Y j

, Hanngttu's assessed ny eventim; 'what Iela-iinis A j,

i. A veline when @menging i panier continuous. opposed, disks united at ,their peripheris to provide a liked i'i'rn for 4 a demoiinta le lti'i Carrying riiii'7 the sai'd ripeningwith a hub s eeveextending throng 'such Openingsand united .thereto to form a luid-t1ht connection theievvith. j

2. vehicle ivheel ,Coiiipisinga pair ot eontinuoiisopposed disks united 'at 5their Yperipheries to .provide at ed rim for a -rilenioiintableV tire carrying rim? the said disks eaehl havingza `eefiitraiY openingivith a 'hub sleeve; efr-tending threiigh su'cli openings andiinited `thereto to 'forni a Huid-tight connections therewith, said disksbeinghalso provided within the peripheral portions thereof with registering opening's, and

walls of said openingaand similarly consleeves mounted in saidfopenings and eac-li having a Huid-tight Connection ivith sii-id disks. Y j

3. Avehielewheel. comprising a. pair of eontinuous syinmetriel disks, each having a central opening anda plurality of openings einem i0 tiewithn aspen-phen `portion thereof and eaehhaving a. peripheral flange and said anges being honioge'neously united. ,to Yprovide a 'fixed rim ,tor a deiiiountable tre v'a-rrjf-ing`rim. ,a huhsleeve iders adzp edt-o engage the inf e ntfral open ings ofjsaid disks and,reduced'extensions projecting throughsaid openingsand homogeneously iiiiited to the outer edges of vthe central opening and a phu'ality ot openings adjacent to but Within the peripheral portion thereof and each having a periph- 'eral iia'n'ge and said flanges being unitedto pro'vii'l'e a fixed rim. iiioi a i'leniountable tire eariyin rim, a hub sleeve having shoulders adapter to engage the inner edges of the walls` of the central openings of said disks and redueed extensions projecting through said openings and united to the outer edges of the walls of said openings, and similarly constructed sleeves mounted in the peripheral openings of said disks and united at tlieiiyouter endsto said disks.`

5. In a vehicle Wheel, the combination lo? a pair oi opposed continuous disks having a fixed ri'inV at their peripheries and having each. a series of openings adjacent to and within their respective peripheries, the open ings in one disk registering with those in the other, sleeves mounted in said openings and having-[eaeh a vfluid-tight Connection with said disks, bolts mounted in `said a fixed rim, said disks havingeaeli a central opening with a hiib sleeve extending through such openings and forming a Huid-A tiglit Connect-ion therewith and with other openings adjacent tothe peripheral ort-ion thereof ivith sleevesmounted in sai openings and each having Huid-tighteonneetionivithfsaid disks, and a sleeveextending transversely troni one of `saiddisks near the peripheral portion thereof and having a Huid-tight `connection with lsaid disk, and

a sleeve projecting from thejlast mentioned sleeve andhaving with the fined riiii.v

a Huid-tight fconneetion `7. In a Wheel, the eoinhinationjoif a pain of symmetrical disks, each havingr` a j ripheial Hangin said `flangesbeing uni ed to provide a fixed rim and said disks havingr aA seriesof openings adjacentv to and Within their respective flanges, the openings in one disk registering with Athosegin the other,V

sleeves mounted 'insai'd openings and havingeaoh a Huid tight connection with Lsaid disks, boltsinoiinted in said sleeves.A elamping members carried by said bolts and mov-- iii'Y ablleon the yfiiiedrirn toprovide means for retaining a dinoiintable rim thereupon, said disks having. each aeent'ral opening, a: hub

sleeve extending between Asuch central openf ing and forming a Vfluid-tight connection therevvith` one of' said disks also having an mentioned sleeve to the fixed rim, said rim having an opening registering with the last mentioned sleeve and having a iiuid-tight connection therewith.

8. A wheel comprising a pair of symmetrical disks united to form a fixed rini, said rim having an opening therethrough and one of said disks having an opening within and adjacent to such rini opening, a sleeve secured to and having a fluid-tight c011- nection with the opening in said disk and projecting intov the space between said disks and having an opening presented towards the rim opening, and a sleeve extending between the last mentioned openings and forming a, fluid-tight connection with the rim opening. l

9. A wheel con'ipi'ising a pair of symmetrical disks united to form a fixed rim7 said rim having an opening therethrough and one of said disks having an opening within and adjacent to such rim opening, a sleeve secured to and having a fluid-tight connection with the Opening in said disk and projecting into the space between said disks and having an opening presented towards the rim opening, a sleeve extending between the last mentioned openings and forming a Huid-tight connection with the rim opening,

and a cover for the openin in said disk.

In testimony whereof, hereunto affix my signature.'

JOHN HARRIS. 

